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Severe weather likely for fall in AlabamaBy Kelly Kazek found October 16, 2007 “Unfortunately, we are overdue,” said Tim Troutman with the National Weather Service in Huntsville. “It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.” In 2004, Alabama experienced more severe weather in October than November, leading National Weather Service offices in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee to observe today as Severe Weather Awareness Day. “The purpose of this day is to call attention to the secondary peak severe weather season that begins in the late fall,” Troutman said. Troutman said people likely don’t have their minds on severe weather because of the ongoing drought but it is time to prepare. “Something residents should keep in mind: Even though we’ve had a drought this year, the weather could be changing this fall,” Troutman said. “There could be potential for a couple of significant severe weather events. Now is the time to get prepared.” November is secondary to spring in the number of tornadoes and storms, with about 40 percent of severe weather occurring in November and about 60 percent in spring, he said. “On average, we have at least one significant event that has occurred in the October-November-December time period,” Troutman said. On Oct. 18, 2004, F1 tornadoes struck Lauderdale and Colbert counties, one of the earliest incidents of severe fall weather. Other significant dates: • Nov. 18, 2003: A line of thunderstorms plowed through the Tennessee Valley, resulting in significant straight-line wind damage. “Damaging wind gusts can be just as destructive as tornadoes, if not more so,” Troutman said. • Veteran’s Day 2002: An F3 tornado struck Cullman County on Nov. 10, damaging more than 150 structures. • November 2001: Six of the eight tornadoes that hit northern Alabama in 2001 occurred on Nov. 24. This outbreak broke a record for the number of tornadoes that occurred during a 24-hour period in the state of Alabama. • Nov. 15, 1989: An F4 tornado (207 to 260 mph winds) tore through south Huntsville, touching down on Redstone Arsenal. The tornado killed 21 people, injured more than 460 people, and caused more than $250 million in damages. |
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